Empowering Dads. Equipping Professionals. Strengthening Families.

Helping dads be great parents and raising healthy children through father-inclusive programs, community, and leadership development.

Fatherhood is one of the most important—and often most overwhelming—roles you’ll ever take on.

At Dad Central, we help you go from feeling unsure or stressed to confident, connected, and equipped with tools that actually work.

We support you in:

• Building stronger parent-child relationships
• Handling toddler meltdowns or teen pushback
• Navigating co-parenting and partner communication
• Managing your time, energy, and mental health
• Developing as a leader—in your family and beyond

You’re not alone. Join thousands of dads across Canada discovering how to be more present, capable, and proud of the father they are becoming.

👉 Take the Free 3-Lesson Email Fatherhood Course
👉 Download the New Dad Starter Toolkit
👉 Join Our Dad Newsletter

Many human service professionals know dads matter—but struggle to reach or retain them in parenting programs.

That’s where Dad Central comes in.

We provide father-inclusive training, tools, and consulting to help you:

• Build confidence working with dads

• Design father-friendly parenting support

• Increase father engagement in your programs

• Strengthen parent-child relationships and outcomes

• Advance equity and inclusion through fatherhood

With over 20 years of research, field-tested programs, and training tailored for service providers, we help you make a measurable impact.

👉 Explore Father-Inclusive Training
👉 Join Our Professional Newsletter

Every child deserves an involved, responsible, and loving father.

Dad Central is a national network of researchers, practitioners, and communities committed to making that vision real. Since 2020, our impact includes:

Research shows that when dads are engaged:

• Children are more confident, resilient, and successful

• Families are more stable and cooperative

• Communities become stronger

But most dads still lack confidence, knowledge, and support. Many professionals still don’t know how to include fathers effectively.

We’re changing that.

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👉 Partner With Us

Thanks to the generous support of the Public Health Agency of Canada and Dove Men+Care, we continue to reach more dads and professionals every year.